MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from French to English –
Source: Switzerland – Canton Government of Geneva in French
A discovery day of the Drize construction site is organized by the territorial department and the urban operator PAV. The public will have the opportunity to discover the work of restoring the Drize to the open air around the Sicli pavilion. On this occasion, exceptional access to the construction site of this first stage of 450 meters of river will be open to the public.
Construction site focus on two key locations
Launched at the end of 2023, the first stage of the work to restore the Drize to the open air in the Praille Acacias Vernets (PAV) area will allow the renaturation of 450 meters of river on two sections located on either side of the Route des Acacias, one on Rue Boissonnas, the other at the foot of the Pictet Campus in Rochemont currently under construction.
These two sections will be available to visit on October 5 as part of tours organized and accompanied by professionals. Participants will be able to go down and see the structure under the Acacias road that allows the river to cross this major road axis. The installation of this exceptional structure of 15 concrete blocks of 50 to 60 tons was carried out during the coup de poing operation of the Easter weekend 2024.
Another point of interest on the construction site: a 3D view of the Drize brought back into the open air in the future Acacias district from the Boissonnas viewpoint, complete with explanations on the role of water in an urban environment.
A varied program for everyone
The public is invited to discover the prototype wall of the Drize section. An opportunity to deepen one’s knowledge of the different stones used, ancestral masonry techniques and the benefits of the project in favor of biodiversity.
Workshops for children are organized throughout the day on the theme of the river and water in an urban environment.
Finally, the development project for the future districts of the Praille Acacias Vernets project will be presented around the large model installed in the Sicli pavilion. Professionals will be present to present the project to visitors and answer their questions.
A unique project in Switzerland with a strong impact on the environment
Restores the open air, the Drize will make it possible to secure the future districts built in the PAV perimeter against the risk of flooding and will become a real ecological corridor in the city center with a positive impact on the future districts of the PAV. It will contribute to the development of biodiversity and will bring freshness to the city.
Along its banks, public spaces and a greenway for soft mobility as well as relaxation areas will be developed for the well-being of all. Finally, this renaturation will allow better management of urban water which will return to its natural cycle.
By 2035, the entire original route of the Drize will return to the open air, crossing the future districts over 2.0 km between Grange-Collomb and the Arve.
This open-air restoration of the Drize, eventually completed by that of the Aire, is part of the major regeneration project of the Praille Acacias Vernets area, the objective of which is to create nine new housing and business districts that meet the challenges of the ecological transition.
Discovery day of the Drize construction site in Sicli (meeting place)
Saturday October 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Two visits every 30 minutes (last departure at 3:30 p.m.) A workshop and children’s walk every hour (last workshop at 3:00 p.m.) Photo exhibition of the construction site Presentation of the model of the Praille Acacias Vernets perimeter Prototype wall of the Drize Photo booth Small catering
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